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Changes and clinical significance of serum Apelin in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock / 中国医学科学院学报
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae ; (6): 131-135, 2008.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-298728
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the changes and clinical significance of serum Apelin in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>We measured the serum level of Apelin with ELISA on different observation days (the 1st, 3rd, and 10th day obtaining the diagnosis) in 26 patients with severe sepsis and septic shock.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Serum Apelin significantly increased in sepsis patients when compared with the normal control group (P<0.01); The serum Apelin levels significantly changed among different observation days (P< 0.01). Serum Apelin level was significantly higher in patients with septic shock than those with severe sepsis (P<0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Serum Apelin level changes in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock, which may provide clues in diagnosis and prognosis.</p>
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Pathology / Shock, Septic / Time Factors / Blood / Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Mortality / Sepsis / Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Apelin Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Language: Chinese Journal: Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae Year: 2008 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Pathology / Shock, Septic / Time Factors / Blood / Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Mortality / Sepsis / Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Apelin Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Language: Chinese Journal: Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae Year: 2008 Type: Article